BREWING FOR A CAUSE
2025
Military personnel, veterans, and first responders can face challenges throughout their life. Support Over Stigma works tirelessly to provide essential services for these brave individuals, helping them overcome the mental health and service-related challenges they encounter. Support Over Stigma's programs are tailored to meet these needs, offering guidance, building resilience, and creating a supportive community.
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Since its founding in 2020, Support Over Stigma has rapidly grown, supporting over 26,000 veterans, military members, and first responders. Through life-saving outreach, educational programs, and addressing trauma-induced mental health, we equip those we serve to live with hope.
2024
STC L.E.A.R.N. is a non-for-profit that partners with D303 students and families to access equal learning and academic opportunities regardless of obstacles created by race, culture, primary language, financial circumstances, family, or personal hardship so that every student within the St. Charles school district has an equalized opportunity for academic achievement.
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Examples of supports STC L.E.A.R.N. may fund include: tutoring, academic enrichment, school supplies, home study supplies, and other academic needs.
2023
Open 24 hours day, every day of the year, Lazarus House helps people in need find the shelter, food and other support services they need to get back on their feet.
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In fiscal year 2022, Lazarus House Emergency Shelter and Center for Transitional Living programs provided care for 137 individuals, 11,961 nights of shelter, and 35,000 nourishing meals to people in need in the community.
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Their goals are to offer services and referrals to help those in need in our community, to prevent homelessness, and to support the wellbeing of individuals and their families, as well as helping homeless persons return to independent living with the skills and habits needed for long-term success.
2022
Tri City Health Partnership (TCHP) is the only free medical and dental clinic in Kane County, and they are located in downtown St. Charles.
Many local bars and restaurants have enough to worry about just running their business, and most can’t afford to offer health insurance to their staff - TCHP treats those with no insurance for free: exams, medications, lab work, radiology, and more. They care for low-income, uninsured residents. Currently, 58% of their patients work at St. Charles bars and restaurants.
Tri City Health Partnership solely relies on grants, donations, and fundraisers to continue their mission. That’s why the STC Six Collab will have a great impact on those in need. By working together, the collaboration and TCHP can keep the businesses working and the community healthy.